Cybersecurity

Israeli cyber startup Oligo Security doubles valuation with $60 Million round

Following its exposure of major AI infrastructure and web browser vulnerabilities, the company plans to accelerate product innovation and expand internationally.

OLIGO founders - Gal Elbaz, Nadav Czerninski, and Avshalom Hilu
 OpenAI logo is seen in this illustration taken May 20, 2024

AI agent caught creating fake online identities during OpenAI, Anthropic model security evaluations

Granite Falls, Minnesota - Water Tower.

Trump does not think Iran was behind cyberattack against over 30 Minnesota water systems

A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture.

Mars Security attempts to close the growing gap between hackers and defenders


Israeli startup ORION raises $32 million in Series A round, with investments from IBM, Norwest

PICO Venture Partners, Lama Partners, and others who had already invested in the company during the seeding round participated in this Series A round alongside IBM and Norwest.

ORION Security Closes $32 million in funding.

Islamic regime targeting dissidents, Israelis in new wave of advanced phishing attacks

A new phishing scheme allows alleged IRGC-affiliated hackers to snap photos from the victim’s device every 5 seconds, record audio in three-second segments, and geolocate the device every two seconds.

 An Iranian flag is seen on a computer's CPU (illustrative)

Former IDF officer says key to AI is still 'person behind the algorithm' at Cybertech conference

Speaking at Cybertech in Tel Aviv, Kogan Ehrlich debated with other former Unit 8200 officials about what people should focus on learning, such as "knowing a lot or knowing how to learn fast."

 UNIT 8200 soldiers in action – working with data.

Cybersecurity startup developing rapid-response fraud detection secures $37 million Series A round

Memcyco is a company focused on digital risk protection and fraud management. It has a key differential by leveraging both defensive and offensive mechanisms to detect attacks.

Memcyco announced that it has secured $37 million in Series A funding.

Israel's cyber chief predicts cyberwar between offensive, defensive AI agents

Israel's National Cyber Directorate handled a 55% increase of cyberattacks in 2025 compared to the previous year, Yossi Karadi revealed at the Cybertech Conference in Tel Aviv.

Israel National Cyber Directorate chief Yossi Karadi speaks at the CyberTech Conference in Tel Aviv, January 27, 2025

Cyber 2026: Five trends that will redefine the rules of the game - opinion

Cyber risk is no longer confined to IT departments: it sits at the heart of business operations, exploiting trust, urgency, and routine.

An illustrative image depicting cyber trends and risks in the year 2026.

Israel moves forward with potential game-changing cyber law

The Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD) has to protect the country from the third most cyber attacks in the world

Hacker attack

AI-cybersecurity firm becomes Israel's latest unicorn after $360 million funding round

Torq, a cybersecurity startup specializing in managing security operations through autonomous artificial intelligence agents, raised funding from Merlin Ventures.

AI writing

Greece announces cooperation agreement with Israel on anti-drone systems, cybersecurity

With strong economic and diplomatic ties, Greece and Israel operate an air training center on Greek territory and have held joint military drills in recent years.

A soldier salutes while participating in the U.S.-led "LIVEX Immediate Response 2025" military exercise, with the participation of forces from Greece, France, Bulgaria, Spain, Croatia, Slovakia, North Macedonia and Albania, near Xanthi, Greece

Real-time cloud security: The American seal for a Tel Aviv start-up

Rapid7 and ARMO’s new security solution, based on runtime data analysis, enables security teams to reduce cloud risks faster and respond in real time to active cyberattacks.

ARMO founders, from right to left – CEO Shauli Rozen and CTO Ben Hirschberg.